Healthcare Industry News: hyperthermia
News Release - November 7, 2007
BSD Medical's Cancer Treatment Systems Get an 80% Reimbursement Boost from Medicare
SALT LAKE CITY--(HSMN NewsFeed)--BSD Medical Corp. (AMEX:BSM ) today reported that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has issued the final rules for its Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System, resulting in a reimbursement rate increase of 80% for the hyperthermia treatment CMS codes performed as hospital outpatient procedures. (By comparison, CMS estimates that hospitals will receive an overall average increase of 3.8% for all outpatient procedures.) Outpatient procedures constitute the majority usage for BSD’s cancer systems. CMS reimbursement rates generally set the standard for the payment schedules used by commercial insurance carriers as well.The new reimbursement rates will become effective January 1, 2008. BSD considers this increase in reimbursement a major step forward in its ongoing effort to commercialize its cancer therapy systems, increasing the financial incentive for hospitals to adapt to more effective cancer treatment modalities.
About BSD Medical
BSD Medical Corp. is the leading developer of systems used to deliver hyperthermia therapy for the treatment of cancer. hyperthermia therapy is used to kill cancer directly and increase the effectiveness of companion radiation treatments. For further information, visit BSD Medical's website at www.BSDMedical.com or BSD's patient website at www.treatwithheat.com.
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